Ijimaia plicatellus

Ijimaia plicatellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ateleopodiformes
Family: Ateleopodidae
Genus: Ijimaia
Species:
I. plicatellus
Binomial name
Ijimaia plicatellus
Gilbert, 1905
Image of I. plicatellus captured at near Hawaii by the Okeanos Explorer at a depth of 329 meters.

Ijimaia plicatellus is a species of jellynose fish in the family Ateleopodidae.[1] Their distribution is in the Eastern Central Pacific near Hawaii, at depths from 265 to 500 meters. The species can reach up to 68 centimeters in length.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ijimaia plicatellus (Gilbert, 1905)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. ^ "Ijimaia plicatellus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-27.


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